REPRESENTATION OF THE KING'S RHETORICAL POWER IN THE KING’S SPEECH

Abstract

This writing aims to portray King George VI (Bertie) in the film The King Speech. The history of this writing tells how a king is not fluent in speaking. The icon is used to deconstruct the meaning contained in this film reflects the icon of the king in the film "The King Speech", such as the level of actuality, representation, and ideology. This methodology is used to obtain data comprehensive so that the researcher conducts qualitative data analysis interactively and continuously with the following stages: reduction, presentation, verification, and conclusion. This film represents a king who is different from other rulers. This king has a stuttering problem but he has the advantage of speaking in front of his subjects. This writing describes the efforts of a king who stuttered to speak eloquently and loudly in front of his people, but he realized he had many shortcomings he could not escape from his position as king. Since the country's situation is unpredictable, it must be able to convey a message that he wanted to convey through a state speech. In the end, he received a speech that was quite satisfying, able to build enthusiasm in the community and build the spirit to be calm and united in the face of a disaster.